Fort la Bosse

Divisional Plan

Professional Learning Funding provided by Manitoba Education - Please provide details below
1) To date, how have you used the money your division received for K-8 teachers' LwICT professional learning in 2008-09 and 2009-10?
We allocated 10,000 for a LwICt mentoring project pilot in 3 schools in the 2009-10 year. The other $5000 we allocated towards a new teacher/specialist training session as well as used this remaining money to inservice teachers on Mimio devices.

2) What professional learning is occurring now because of the extra funding that you previously not able to do?
LwICT mentoring project....
3) Does your division have any strategies for ongoing professional learning (For example: Professional Learning Community - online, face-to-face, mentors, etc?)
We have committed money to support the movement of LwICT into the senior years.
We have maintained our Pathfinders program to support teacher mentoring/
Ed tech sessions afterschool
NIBBLE - a divisonal Ed tech training day.

4) What successful strategies would you like to recommend to other divisions?
mentoring projects for each school and upgrading infastructure

For more information, please contact.....Bill Wynn bwynn@flbsd.mb.ca

Report Card Samples

5) How often do you report on Literacy with ICT during the school year?
We do it 3 times per year.

6) Which grades are reporting on Literacy with ICT?
K-8

7) When does the reporting occur?
Nov., March and June

8) What feedback have you received from parents regarding reporting of Literacy with ICT?
None on the reporting....more feedback on the actual use of ICT in the classroom.

9) In certain circumstances, a child may have more than one teacher. How would/do your teachers report on a child's literacy with ICT in this circumstance? Please discuss with your divisional team and record some possible strategies to address this issue.
Home room reports with a consultative/collaborative with the other teachers.

10) If there have been changes to your divisional statement of belief on reporting on LwICT, since last year, upload or insert the text below.
Stayed the same this year.

For more information, please contact.....Holly Forsyth... hforsyth@flbsd.mb.ca

Transition to Senior Years

11) Thoughts on Literacy with ICT transition to the Senior Years
This is a challenging area. We are planning to proceed with a two year implementation however, we have a team established and will implement using a subject area teacher leader format.

12 )Ongoing support for K-8 teachers
Pathfinders
Ed Tech Sessions
Ed Tech Classroom support